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Bell, Vanessa, 1879 - 1961 (painter)

 Person

Dates and places

1879-1961 Bloomsbury; Charleston, Sussex

Sphere of activity

Artist

Relationships

Elder daughter of Leslie and Julia Stephen and sister of Virginia Woolf. Wife of Clive Bell and mother of two sons, Quentin and Julian. Friends with Roger Fry and Duncan Grant.

Other information

Co-director of the Omega workshops with Duncan Grant. Associated with the London Group of Artists and with Keynes' London Artists' Association.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

Charleston Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA
Scope and Contents The collection of Charleston papers contains mainly the correspondence of Clive Bell, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant which had accumulated at their home, Charleston Farm House. In 1965 the papers were sorted by Professor Quentin Bell and were deposited in King's College Library by Professor Bell and Mrs Angelica Garnett. Two sets of photocopies of some of the papers were made by the College at the time of deposit, one set to be kept by the College and the other set by Professor Bell. The set...
Dates: 1869 - 1964